Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 3.73 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.73
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
193rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.73
in 2022
All-time low
1.46
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Timor-Leste, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Timor-Leste is 3.73, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Timor-Leste peaked at 3.73 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 1990.
That places Timor-Leste 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.46 | — |
| 1991 | 1.55 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 1.64 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.73 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.83 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.93 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 2.03 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 2.13 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.23 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.32 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.42 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.52 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.62 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.72 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.88 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.95 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.01 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.07 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.12 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.17 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.21 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.25 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.28 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.31 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.34 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.37 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.41 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.45 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.51 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.57 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.65 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.73 | +2.2% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 3.73 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 3.73 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.67, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.88 | 1.46 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.81 | 2.42 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 | 3.17 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 | 3.57 | 3.73 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 190 Madagascar 7.25 compare
- 191 Burkina Faso 6.7 compare
- 192 Ethiopia 5.63 compare
More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0112 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Timor-Leste?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Timor-Leste was 3.73 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Timor-Leste ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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